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IMPROVBD OIL-GU?.

Specification of certain Improvements in Oil-Cups invented by CHARLESFERGEP., of the city, county, and State' of New York.

Nature m Object of the Invention.

This invention is designed to regulate' the supply of oil to a crank-pinor other journal, so located that the 4supply may `beiconvenientlyregulated the same manner; and. consists'iu the combination, with the.oilcup, of a valve, fitted to the bottom of 'the said oil-cup, andappliances for operating the same, in the manner hereinafter described.i y

. .Description of the Drawings.

Figure 1 is a side elevation of a djevice embodying my invention.

Figure 2 is a vertical central section ot' the oil-cup and valve.

General Description.

A isthe main shaft ot" an' engine. B is the crank. C is the wrist orcrank-pin. AD is the oil-cup, from which oil is supplied to thecrnnk-pin. -This oil-cupis provided with a valve or plunger, E, the st'em F of which is rigidly connecltemd at the top to a bar, Gr, whichlatter is also attached to the sliding rod H, which-last is supportedi'n the hangers I and J' attached -to the oil-cup. This rod H is drawndownward by the spring K, shown in fig. l, so as to hold the valve Eiirmly clown toits sent, except when it is raised by the furtherappliances herein described. The pressure of this spring K'may beadjusted by changing the position of the collar L on the rod H. M is aconnecting-rod, which connects-the outer end of the bar G to the end oi'the arm N, which forms a part oi the bell-crank or bent lever by whichthe valve E is operated. -This bell-crank, of which the.

' arm N forms a part,.is hung in the end of the 'hanger J, and hasanother arm, O, attached to it by the sert'-v screw P. Q isa pin, setinthe end of the crankpin or 'wrist C, to'give motion to the bellcrank NO, and through it, by means of the connecting-rod M and the cross-bar G,to the valve'.

Opel-etwa.. y The parts having been constructed as above described, thearm O is so adjusted, by means of the set-screw P,`that the pin Q willcome in contact withlthearm O, and move it a short distance at eachrevolution. This motion is communicated, by means .of the connecting-rodM'and the cross-bar G, to the valve E, raising it n. little from itsseat at each revolution ot' the crank, and thus allowing a small4portion ofthe oil to descend upon the crank-pin at each revolutionof thecrank. It is obvious that the distance to which the valve will be liftedfrom its seat, and thel consequent vquantity of oil supplied to thecrank-pin, ivill depend upon the amount'of motion given to the'arm O andas this-may be exactly adjusted by the set-screw- P, the amount ofoil'supplied to the bearing may be regulated with the utmost nicety. lIt is also Aobviousthat this mode of regulating the supply of oil may beapplied to other journals besides the cranhpin of an engine, the valvereceiving the same motion from suitable connections. i

Olaz'm. A I claim as my invention the combination, with an oil-reservoiror oil-cup for oiling the bearings, of' a valve closed by spring K, andraised at intervals by' a positive motion, communicated by the pin Q, oritsequivalent,

the parts being constructed as herein set forth.

' CHARLES FERGER.

Witnesses:

Lucius W. HOW; Trios. P. How.

